Province Syria
City Sidon 
Region Phoenicia
Reign Vespasian
Obverse inscription
Obverse design bust of young Dionysus, right, crowned with ivy
Reverse inscription ΣΙΔΩΝΟΣ ΘΕΑΣ, ϚΠΡ (in field)
Reverse design prow, left, stem terminating in volute; on prow, turreted Astarte standing, left, holding aphlaston and cruciform standard; on right, Phoenician inscription

Coin no. 1 of RPC II, 2053

 

Museum British Museum, London (UK)
Inventory no.
Reference BMC 192
Diameter 20
Weight 6.66
Axis
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